The fabulous and wonderful Ammy returns, and with a message.
I'm a man. Don't ask again. It's one thing if you ask once. But I got fifteen Guest Reviews asking me about this. Stop. Next time I won't delete them.
The nickname Ammy stuck with me for so long I just made it into my handles for social media and the rest.
It's a story yes, but is it the one you want to hear?
No, you're here for the tales of Sora and the mind numbing curiosity you have regarding the title of the fic.
Also. Remember those 2k+ words I had already written that I cut out of the last chapter? Yeah those will never see the light of day. I deleted them because they didn't satisfy me. Welcome to the world of writing. 90% of what you see has most likely been written and re-written a few times.
Also I switched the category to make this Fic more findable. It's now in the Fate/Stay Night/Highschool DXD Crossover Category. Not as accurate as before but definitely findable now that it isn't in the least searched Category which is Misc X-Overs. That was my mistake.
Now for the real intro
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Welcome to the second chapter of my main fic in the Grimoire series of stories, all other titles of works regarding Grimoire's will be loosely connected to this one.
My second fic will be coming out a few days after or before this comes out.
I started writing it when I had motivation to write but not to work on Grimoire's Guide.
No, I won't give spoilers.
See you all at the end of the chapter.
"People"
'thinking/Grimoire Writing'
'Observation Magic/Status/Skills/perks/quests'
Higher Beings writing in grimoire
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Somewhere in Fuyuki Forest Park a portal opened and a man stepped out.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-" a scream tore it's way out of the man as he fell out of the portal.
The portal that opened in Fuyuki Forest Park. 150 feet in the air.
Shiro is a dick isn't he.
"HHHHHHHHHHH-" Crash.
Sora groaned as he pulled himself out of the crater, cursing the name of the creator of the grimoire for being such a trolling asshole. As he sat himself up the Grimoire pulled itself from Sora's Reality Marble where it hid when it realized how far up they were. Looking up at the sky Sora realized it was night. As he sat there he took the opportunity to try something and used observation on himself to see if he could see how much health he had left.
'Observe' Sora thought as he stared at his hand, and gave a smirk of satisfaction when it worked.
Sora
Hp (3,972/4,500)
Sora waited for more information but frowned when nothing else. But tried something else instead and observed again while focusing on his overall condition
Sora
Hp (4,292/4,500)
Mp (6,525/6,525)
Sp (8,100/8,100)
'It's no HUD, and it won't really help during a fight, but it'll do for now.' Sora thought to himself
After several minutes of deep thinking Sora got up and started to explore the place he found himself in, only to flinch in surprise as the observation magic in the contacts activated on their own.
[Great Fuyuki Fire - C-Ranked Dungeon
A naturally formed dungeon. The Great Fuyuki Fire was an event that killed hundreds of people and cursed dozens more. The cursed souls of those who died are trapped inside this dungeon. They long to escape and curse the living with the suffering they were forced to go through when they died. The dungeon must be cleared in two weeks or else they shall escape and kill millions.
HATE!CURSE!DIE!KILL!MAIM!DESTROY!SHIROU!]
Sora fell back as the corrupted text flooded his vision and began to panic as a feeling of utter wrong began to assault his senses. He looked up and saw the Grimoire opened in front of his face with only two words scrawled on it before it vanished into his Reality Marble.
'RUN NOW'
Sora didn't need to be told twice as when he turned around new information came from observe that made him even more terrified.
[WE SEE YOU]
And Sora saw them as well. Corrupted Spirits everywhere around him, their skeletal hands clawing at his body, his Soul, longing for the warmth it provided, the body it had. He began sprinting away in a random direction, eventually getting out of the Park almost ten minutes later gasping for air. When he was finally several blocks into the empty streets of the Fuyuki City he stopped and sat on a bench. He observed himself again and looked at what the cursed spirits did to him.
Hp (1/4,500)
Mp (0/6,525)
Sp (1,548/8,100)
He almost died. He almost died from a few minutes of exposure to some spirits that were weak in the grand scheme of things. They had started to drain him of all his energy with their curses and he could feel them growing stronger as they stole his health and magic from him. The only reason that he was still alive was because he was using his Mana and Stamina to deceive and keep them away from his Health. And he was uncertain such a manuever would work but Grimoire came through and helped him do it.
When Sora saw that he was stronger than the average human he felt confident he could take on a world that, while having it's outliers, was fairly low on the danger scale from what Grimoire told him. Looking back at Grimoire now that he was back at his side he saw a short message at the end.
[This scale is made by Shiro for Shiro]
Once again Sora found himself cursing the name of Shiro. He resolved to study every aspect of Grimoire with more scrutiny from now on.
With that said he looked at Grimoire and the event log.
Dimensional Transfer successful
Host has fallen from a great height- lost 538 hp
Host has gained Skill [Physical Resistance] from falling from a great height
Skill [Physical Resistance] has increased 1-3
Host has encountered Rank C Dungeon [Great Fuyuki Fire]
Danger!Danger!Danger!
Host has gained Skill [Sense Danger]
High level Malicious Beings Detected
Skill [Sense Danger] has leveled up 1-32
Recommended course of action - RUN
Skill [Sprint] has been Created
[Sprint] has leveled up 1-7
Host has 1 Hp left
Skill [False Data Mana-life], and [False Data Stamina-Life] has been created, Skill [False Data Life-Mana], and {False Data Life-Stamina] have been gained as a result
Skill [Sense Danger] has leveled up 32-50 and has reached Max Level
For reaching Max Level in the [Sense Danger], it has evolved into Skill [Negative Emotion Sense]
Skill [Sprint] has Leveled up 7-14
Perk[Incandescent Soul] has fully Awakened due to repeated attacks on the soul of the host
Host has left the Danger Zone
Host has cleared the Hidden Quest [Survive!]
Sora just sat there on the bench catching his breath and came to terms with the fact that he almost died in the first 10 minutes since he came here. He took another few minutes to calm himself down and then looked at the rewards from the supposed hidden quest that almost killed him.
[Hidden Quest - Survive!}
You've been dropped into a hostile environment from the very start of your journey. Survive the attacks from the malicious ghosts and escape the Park.
Rewards - 20,000 EXP, 15,000 Yen, Perk [Magic Circuits], Skill Tree [Magecraft], Access to Element and Origin, A message from Shiro to the Host: Sora
"Huh?" Sora was confused. "Why would Shiro leave a message for me, specifically Grimiore?" He asked the book in front of him, who was once again just as confused as Sora.
'I would not know.' Grimoire confessed. 'Despite being a creation of his I have next to no knowledge of his personality or mannerisms. Though I suspect it is either a congratulatory message or a warning.'
Sora pondered that for a bit before accepting the quest rewards. After waiting a bit for the pain of suddenly having an entire system of pseudo nerves shoved into him Sora looked at Grimoire questioningly. Several more minutes passed before he found himself nearly folding in half as the pain made itself known in a burning sensation as each of his Seventy-Five [High Quality Magic Circuits] opened up one by one. Sora held in his agony as not to be discovered by anyone as he fell off the bench onto the ground, groaning out the pain he would not let himself scream out. After nearly twenty minutes of feeling like he was burning alive the feeling vanished as quickly as it came leaving him in a state of almost relief, his [Dimensional Body] quickly removing the phantom sensation of pain. Sora slowly sat himself back up on the bench and wondered if it would have been better to die by his soul fading. But rationalized to himself that it would have been millions of times more painful than what he just went through.
He looked back at Grimoire who had brought up the descriptions of his new skills and perk, along with the newly updated [Incandescent Soul] Perk.
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[Physical Resistance - Lv 3/100
As a result of constant damage to your body it has grown tougher.
Lowers total damage received from physical attacks by 1.5 %
+0.5% per level]
[Danger Sense - Lv Max
Sense the danger around you. If this skill triggers, run as fast as you can. The enemies capable of triggering this skill are capable of killing you with little effort on their part.
Range - 50 Meters
Increase range by 1 meter per level
Always active]
[Sprint - Lv 14/50
Running fast as the wind isn't out of reach for true masters of running. Increases running speed by 140% when active.
Increase running speed by 10% per level
Cost- 10 Sp per second]
[False Data Life-Mana/False Data Mana-Life - Lv N/A
Created by the Grimoire to save its Host, Sora. Swaps the places of Health and Mana in the eyes of those around you. Effective against beings capable of draining your Health, forcing them to drain your Mana instead. Or forcing them to drain your Health instead of your Mana.
Doesn't actually swap Mana and Health
Only usable through Grimoire]
[False Data Life-Stamina/False Data Stamina-Life - Lv N/A
Created by the Grimoire to save its Host, Sora. Swaps the places of Stamina and Health in the eyes of those around you. Effective against beings capable of draining your Health, forcing them to drain your Stamina instead. Or force them to drain your Health instead of your Stamina.
Doesn't actually swap Stamina and Health
Only usable through Grimoire]
[Negative Emotion Sense - Lv 1/100
You are able to sense the emotions of those around you as long as they are on the darker side of the spectrum. Anyone with evil intentions will show up on this emotional radar. Be careful not to let them know.
Range - 1 Meter
increase range by one meter per level
Always Active]
[Magic Circuits - Rank EX Quality
These are Magic Circuits crafted personally by the Grimoire, and thus are of the highest quality.
Triples Mana capacity gained for each point of INT and Doubles Mana regen per point of WIS
Lowers Cost of Skills belonging exclusively to the [MageCraft] Skill Tree by 50%
Increases chance of being hunted down and Dissected by any {Magus} you meet by 25%
Increases Chance of of being wanted as prime breeding stock by any {Magus} you meet by 90%
Increases chance of being killed by any Monster or Caster-Class servant not your own to increase their power by 100%]
[Incandescent Soul
You hold an exceptionally powerful soul, as evidenced by surviving in the Dimensional Gap for so long.
Grants High Resistance to Light Based Soul Attacks
Grants Low Resistance to Dark Based Soul attacks
Increases power of any Soul based skills by 75%
Attracts the unsent souls of the dead
You see Dead People, and they see you
Corrupted or Cursed Souls do +50% damage when attacking you
To have a soul that is bright enough to take notice of is both a blessing, and a curse.]
Sora was about to look at his stats but noticed a note was tagged on the end of the [Magic Circuits] Perk in almost unnoticeable writing
(Good Luck surviving now that 90% of the Supernatural world is gonna be gunning for you the moment they meet you - Shiro)
Sora's eyes started twitching as he realized that Shiro screwed him over. As the realization soaked into him he started cursing up a storm, no longer caring if people noticed him or not. He may have liked the Perk a bit more than is probably healthy but come on man! All that mp means nothing if he doesn't have any spell to use it on. I mean come on he has to find the tier 1 spells in the [Magecraft] Tree before he can start gaining proficiency in it and thus unlock it's spells. He has nothing he can use the now massive amount of Mana he has on.
Wait...
"Come, Cross-Calibur" Sora intoned as he reached for the sword's presence in his Reality Marble. The dual blade answered his call gleefully, appearing in it's Longsword form. And when Sora grabbed it from where it floated in the air he felt it. Cross-Calibur was draining his mp at a startling pace. He immediately sent it back to his Reality Marble and sighed. The only thing he can use to defend himself and he can only use it for short amounts of time.
Sora decided to look at the note from Shiro before he looked at his stats.
(When I'm done recovering I'm going to be coming for my Grimoire Newbie, If you survive till then maybe I won't kill you when I take it from you. It does belong to me after all, and I didn't give it to you. By the way. I upped the danger level of the world you're in. Try not to die. - Shiro)
Sora felt his blood freeze in his veins, the realization of one of the strongest beings in the omniverse was coming for him and there was absolutely nothing he could do to stop him. What's worse is that even if he manages to survive in the upgraded NasuVerse that long he was still very likely to die to Shiro himself for the slight of merely owning something that belonged to him.
With a shaky voice he asked Grimoire to show him his stats.
STATUS
Sora
Level - 11 (2000/6000 exp to next level)
Race - Ophiuchus
Hp - 4,500 [200 Regen every 2 minutes]
Mp - 6,525-19,575 [200-400 Regen per minute]
Sp - 8,100 [300 Regen per minute]
VIT - 30 [Hp=VITx50x3]
END - 27 [Sp=ENDx100x3]
STR - 30
DEX - 30
INT - 29 [Mp=INTx75x3x3]
WIS - 20 [Mp Regen=WISx10x2]
CHA - 21
LUC - 71
Stat Points - 45
Origin: Anomaly, Element: Boundary
(Original-Magic Circuit modifier added)
Sora gapped at the sheer amount of Mana he had at his disposal, an amount that would only grow at an even more exponential rate than before thanks to the new [Magic Circuits] Perk. What absolute bullshit it was that simply getting the pseudo nervous system that almost all magically inclined humans in this world have. If not for the fact that 90% of the 'Moonlit World' will attempt to kill me on sight for these Circuits he would have no problem with the Perk.
Also, looking at the fact that he had the Magecraft skill tree unlocked but no spells for it was stupid. Sora knew that the Grimoire couldn't help it, missing the page associated with generating skill tree based skills alongside most of the skill tree pages. But Sora was feeling very unloved by the world. Honestly, it's not like someone with the ability to use magecraft would pop up right in front of him.
As if by fate a blur hit the wall right next to the bench he was sitting on, cratering it. When Sora looked to his right he saw a red-headed teen, clearly unconscious, and 'Observed' him. He cursed himself for tempting fate, or rather Shiro, since the asshole seems keen on tormenting him.
[Shirou Emiya
lv 25
{Magus} (Master of Saber)
Hp 1/4900]
He wasn't going to be able to run from this was he. He observed himself to make sure he wasn't making the mistake that would take his life.
Hp (2,201/4,500)
Mp (10,400/19,575)
Sp (8,100/8,100)
Bullshit regen is bullshit. Enough said.
'Hey Grimoire?' Sora asked mentally while looking at it. 'How long can I use Cross-Calibur with my current amount of Mana?'
'About 10 minutes, it drains roughly 1,000 Mana per minute from you.' The Grimoire wrote out. 'But with your Mana regeneration you'll be able to use it for 14 minutes' It put before hiding in his Reality Marble once more.
'Let's hope it doesn't come to that.' Sora thought to himself as he waited for the person who sent the kid flying at him, ready to pull Cross-Calibur from his Reality marble at any moment. Not once did he consider killing Shirou. As that was a surefire way to die if his [Danger Sense] flaring up the moment he thought about harming him told him anything.
A few tense minutes passed as Sora waited, the fact that he could die at any moment tainting his every thought. And suddnely Sora was on his feet and pulling Shirou, who was hopefully his best bet in surviving whatever is happening, out of the crater as a second blur hit the building. This time the impact broke through the building and the blur vanished inside it. He heard a faint 'Let's go berserker' from the direction the blur came from but several more minutes of waiting and the lack of a ping on his [Danger Sense] meant they had truly left the area. He looked back at Shirou, or rather, the corpse that once was Shirou and groaned as he 'Observed' it.
[Corpse -
The body of the once living Shirou Emiya.
Died via blunt force trauma to the head.
You killed him by accident]
As the dust settled he ventured into the building and laid his eyes on the person who went through the wall, his first thoughts were on how she looked ridiculous in the armor/dress combo, oh and that she was unconscious. His 'Observation' of her only revealed her 'Name', which was Saber, and a question mark for her level. With a grunt of exertion Sora lifted what was likely to be his only hope and then bridal carried her out of the broken building. As he passed by he also picked up Shirou's corpse and laid it across his back, the Strength stat doing it's job as he moved with no difficulties.
Sora looked around for a bit before he found what he was looking for, a phone booth. As he marched his way towards it hoping it had a phone book he could use to find the address of the hospital, the Grimoire popped back out of his Reality Marble and floated itself in front of his face.
Hidden Quest - Welcome to the Fifth Holy Grail War Completed
Rewards - 30,000 EXP, [Command Seals (Caster Variant), A chance to Summon a Heroic Spirit of the Caster Class Before you are hunted down and kill by the other contestants for your Command Seals
You have killed Shirou Emiya (By Accident)
Drops - 15,000 EXP, Skill [Fledgling Reality Marble], Extra [Command Seals (Saber Variant)], [Noble Phantasm, Avalon - EX Rank]
Hidden Quest - Canon Derailment Complete
Rewards - 50,000 EXP, An unpredictable Grail War, Raised Chance of Death
Sora gapped again at the notifications before hissing in pain as the unactivated [Command Seals (Caster Variant)] formed on his right hand and the currently inert [Command Seals (Saber Variant)] formed on his left. The Saber Seals remained inert for a few moments before the Saber Servant in his arms started flickering in and out of existence and subconsciously formed the connection herself to stay in the current time period. He gasped in surprise as he felt something enter his back before a warm feeling spread throughout his body and another notification appeared
Avalon has Formed a Minor Bond with host
Origin: Sword and Element: Sword Gained
Sora nearly dropped the two he was carrying as his Soul expanded to hold a second Reality Marble, something that should have been impossible from what little knowledge he had on them told him. He took several more minutes to reorient himself before looking at his level and stat points.
Sora
Lv 20 (7000/15000) Exp to the next level
Stat points - 145
The Stat points made Sora grin maniacally as he decided where they would go.
VIT - 30-70
END - 27-32
STR - 30-60
DEX - 30-50
INT - 29-40
WIS - 20-30
LUC - 71-100
(Old-New)
Looking at his new Hp, Mp, Sp scores Sora couldn't help letting out a small mad giggle as he praised Ophis for the blessing she gave him.
Hp - 10,500
Mp - 27,000
Sp - 9,600
+5 affection with Ophis
He calmed himself down as he finally arrived next to the phone booth, having kept walking even with Grimoire in front of him. Sighing in relief he put Saber down and began flipping through it, looking for the address of the Hospital. Finding it after several minutes of searching alongside a helpful map of the area he picked Saber back up and began his march towards destiny and hopefully not death.
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So that's Chapter Two done. Honestly this one kinda wrote itself. I tried for a good while to write a scene where Sora would either go back to the park and attempt to clear the dungeon or fight Berserker alongside Shirou and Saber but that wasn't happening.
When I finally gave up writing combat this chapter ended up killing Shirou and giving Sora two Servants. one not summoned yet and the other being Saber. Not planned but what i eventually ended up being unable to rewrite because it fit too well.
Rest in Peace Sora. You're going to have to deal with Taiga since you're the one who 'found his not yet dead' body and was dragging him to the hospital.
And where was Rin and Archer when Shirou and Saber landed almost right in Sora's lap?
Find out next time on Dragon Ba- Wait what do you mean I'm gonna be sued if I finish that line. Copyright Law? Oh come on.
Well I have just been informed that I am legally required to say I don't own anything in this except my OC Sora and the Grimoire.
And don't worry too much about the sheer information drops. They'll decrease as time goes on.
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Till Next Time.
Peace.
